Illinois Approves $1.5B Transit Plan to Boost Chicago-Area Public Transportation
TL;DR
Illinois lawmakers passed a bill to address a significant transit funding shortfall by redirecting existing revenue sources and increasing local sales taxes, creating the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, and implementing governance reforms to improve and sustain public transportation services in the Chicago area, avoiding large statewide tax hikes.
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- Illinois House passes public transit funding bill to address RTA budget gap ABC7 Chicago
- Major rate hike coming to Illinois Tollway as part of new mass transit bill NBC 5 Chicago
- In the 11th hour, Illinois has a transit bill Axios
- Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit Chicago Tribune
- Illinois Democrats wrangle over ways to pay for $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit Chicago Sun-Times
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